KABUL: The United States is considering slowing a planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan to ensure that "progress sticks" after more than a decade of war, new Defense Secretary Ash Carter said during an unannounced visit to Kabul on Saturday.

KABUL: The end of NATO's combat mission in Afghanistan could be a watershed moment in tackling unexploded ordnance littering the country, but experts complain US-led forces need to hand over more information on where it all is.

RAWALPINDI: Chief of General Staff Afghan National Army (ANA), General Sher Muhammad Karimi and Commander ISAF, General John Campbel assured full co-operation to Pakistan in the fight against terrorism during meeting with General Raheel Sharif, Chief of Army Staff at GHQ, Rawalpindi today, ARY News reported.

WASHINGTON: Three U.S. troops and a working dog were killed by a bomb blast on Friday in southern Afghanistan, a U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
No information was immediately available about the incident. The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, or ISAF, in Afghanistan said in a statement three service members died following an improvised explosive device attack.
ISAF did not provide the nationality of the victims.
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